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Allison Dobbie

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Dobbie in 2019

Allison Muriel Dobbie MNZM is a New Zealand librarian recognised for her leadership in library management and education for library professionals in New Zealand and the Oceania region.

Early years

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Dobbie was born in Southland, New Zealand, and attended high school in Waimate.[1] Dobbie studied history at the University of Otago,[1] Dobbie completed a postgraduate diploma in library studies in 1974 from the New Zealand Library School and an MA in librarianship from Victoria University in 1988.[2]

Career

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During her career Dobbie served as a librarian in Christchurch, Dunedin and Parliament, and led Auckland Libraries through the merger of seven library systems with 55 libraries forming the largest public library system in the southern hemisphere.[1]

Dobbie led the development and adoption of the first registration scheme for library and information professionals in New Zealand.[1]

Dobbie was a member of the Establishment Committee for the INELI-Oceania leadership development programme for emerging library leaders in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific islands[1][3] and a member of the Gates Global Libraries Advisory Network from 2009 – 2011.[4]

Works

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  • Co-operation versus competition in the development of e-services in libraries (2002)[5]
  • Digitizing cultural resources : a practical guide for public libraries (2004)[6]

Awards

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  • 2010 Honorary Life Member of LIANZA
  • 2019 Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to library and information management and the arts.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Queen's Birthday Honours 2019 - Southern recipients". Otago Daily Times Online News. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Allison Dobbie Retires". Libraries Aotearoa. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. ^ "INELI-Oceania Announcement Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funds regional leadership program" (PDF). Australian Library and Information Association. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Cultivating global library leadership: a review of leadership training programmes for librarians worldwide" (PDF). Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. ^ Dobbie, Allison (2002). Co-operation versus competition in the development of e-services in libraries. Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Foundation. OCLC 742423510.
  6. ^ Bryant, Josephine; Dobbie, Allison; Froud, Robert N; Bertelsmann Stiftung (2004). Digitizing cultural resources: a practical guide for public libraries. Bertelsmann Stiftung. OCLC 473989277.